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Author Archives: Jeff
Nov
01
Two longtime Iowa TV personalities leaving
WHO’s John Bachman is leaving at the end of November and KCRG’s John Campbell is retiring Dec. 14.
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Oct
31
Stewart Mandel scares ISU fans for Halloween
AAAAAAHHHHHH! I’ll say the same thing I said a few weeks ago: Somebody is going to hire Iowa State’s Paul Rhoads and look very smart for doing it. Why not Auburn, where Rhoads worked for one (albeit disastrous) season as defensive … Continue reading
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Oct
31
A longstanding error corrected
A decade ago, when I was making a new map for Wapsie Valley for a directions booklet, I erred in the directions from Traer. I wrote “US 20 W” instead of “E”. While a minor thing, I feel it’s only … Continue reading
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Oct
30
Dateline check
KCRG has the lead wrong but the writeup right: TAMA, Iowa – Jacob Wrage completed 13 of 19 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns as the Redhawks moved on to the A quarterfinals with a win at Traer. (Mostly unrelated … Continue reading
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Oct
29
The impossible dream
They are the yin and yang of college football. One is in the top 10 of BCS teams for all-time wins, the other in the bottom 10 for all-time losses. From before the Great Depression until the mid-1990s, they played … Continue reading
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Oct
26
How many needed for SEC membership?
Iowa’s third standalone Chick-Fil-A opened Thursday and a fourth will open next week.
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Oct
26
At least we agree on what ISU’s offense is like
On Tuesday*, I decided Saturday’s game was best described as the Stoppable Force (ISU’s offense) vs. the Movable Object (Baylor’s defense). A Baylor blogger thought along the same lines for a game preview, but called Baylor’s D “Immobile” instead of “Movable”. … Continue reading
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Oct
25
A marker, of sorts, in the 2012 campaign
Tonight I saw the first political TV ads related to a state-level race. Both were for the state Senate district that includes Marshall and Tama counties. Both were negative. The move is an interesting one. Depending on how you look … Continue reading
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Oct
25
Coverage of NT’s playoff victory
From KWWL and the Times-Republican. North Tama is now 3-0 all-time against Turkey Valley, the other two wins coming in the late ’90s.
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Oct
25
For your 3 AM Old Navy needs
Tanger Outlet at the Williamsburg exit will be open from 10 PM Thanksgiving to 9 PM Friday. That’s 23 solid hours of shopping potential. The Iowa-Nebraska game starts at 11 AM that Friday, so maybe the late (early?) hours will … Continue reading
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